June 12th'2007. I was tagged by Sushamakka to write about books i had liked the most..Back then i dint like writing about books which i had never read. From then on , co-incidentally and thankfully, I've accustomed myself into reading again , a habit which had gone missing from my list of hobbies after my school days. Worm i was , sure.Because they were my best friends always ( i'm not talking about the class-room ones mind you ). I remember buying Tinkle , Gokulam , and Champak every issue.
The first major novel-kind-of book which i had bought was a compilation of John Keats poems, a poet whom i've always adored and who inspired me into so-called poetry which i write. But after that , +2 and Engineering were full of technical stuff.From Resnick and Hallidays to the J.D.Lees , from the Milliman and Halkias to the NagoorKanis, they were the best resources for Knowledge. And then of course came the Shakuntala Devis and George Summers for the puzzles. Between all theses , i always had the zeal to read books which were of off the track. Some just for relaxation , and some just to catch up with the pace of the world. And in this process i happened to read the Hardy Boys during my school days, and then the Harry Potter series during my +2 and graduation.
The following books i happened to read in the last few months , and believe me , they have brought to me a fresh whiff of enthusiasm for reading , and an interest which seems only to be growing.
- Five Point Someone - Chetan Bhagat
What i personally took from this book is about how not to get into troubles by postponing things and to always give preference to things and events in life which are top priority at that point of time. And to think about the future and to plan for it, but not forgetting the present and what best to do to make the pathway for the future.and not to sacrifice our youth for the sake of a better adulthood.And definitely not to think like Hari in the book, when he says "It's amazing how happy one can be,with low expectations of one's self.". With Chetan Bhagat's other book One night @ the call center slated to be relased as a movie , i plan to catch up with the book before i watch the movie.
- The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
What i took from this book ? Well let me tell you. It made me realise how true the eternal language concept was, and was able to relate every part of the theory and the philosophy in it. On a outlook , i started seeing life as a person who is on an expedition in mars. When you look down to the Earth from there, all the problems and all the relatively complex relations with the entities in the world would seem so tiny isn't it ? I thought about it. And believe me it gave me a much needed push to look at life in a new perpective. Must Read for every individual ready to face the actual world i believe. And im happy i read it at the correct time :)
- As the Crow Flies - Jeffrey Archer
This book brought me in terms with all the business scenarios and as well as the different ranks in the army as well. How bidding is done , how politics are played, how hearts are won and how people can be betrayed.How dreams can be realised and how external forces play against us in the ugliest of manners. How stakes are claimed, how shares are shared , how wills are manipulated and how tempers are glared.How friends can be of help and how strangers can be quite a mess.How mothers can do anything to make a chile confess.How life takes us through problems and how we can get out of them , successfull. Everything.I guess the para above says it all.My first read of a JA novel , and i am left wanting for more.
Other books such as "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K.Rowling", " You Can Win - Shiv Khera " i read. But I was not as influenced by them as the above three. Presently my table boasts of The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand . Read about 70 pages of it.All about Architecture.Another masterpiece ready to be gobbled up.Am sure i will come up with another post like this after 6 months or so. Better enlightened and better equipped.
P.S : @ Sushamakka..yes i did remember your tag, so dont hesitate to tag me further as well ;)
@ Preetam : Books are mightier than G.I.Joe's ?? You really think so ?? :p